2020
Mobile, Community‐Based Buprenorphine Treatment for Veterans Experiencing Homelessness With Opioid Use Disorder: A Pilot, Feasibility Study
Iheanacho T, Payne K, Tsai J. Mobile, Community‐Based Buprenorphine Treatment for Veterans Experiencing Homelessness With Opioid Use Disorder: A Pilot, Feasibility Study. American Journal On Addictions 2020, 29: 485-491. PMID: 32367557, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.13055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnalgesics, OpioidBuprenorphineCase ManagementCommunity Health ServicesConnecticutFeasibility StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIll-Housed PersonsMaleMiddle AgedMobile ApplicationsOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersPatient CompliancePilot ProjectsRetrospective StudiesTelemedicineTreatment OutcomeVeterans HealthConceptsOpioid use disorderUtilization of buprenorphineCase management programBUP treatmentUse disordersCommunity-based case management programCommunity-based case managementFirst-line medicationRetrospective chart reviewHealth care utilizationHigh-risk populationHigher treatment retentionVeterans Experiencing HomelessnessDrug use dataChart reviewBuprenorphine treatmentCare utilizationMedication treatmentMedical recordsTreatment retentionBuprenorphineClinicCase managementSubstance useVeterans
2019
Experiences with interferon-free hepatitis C therapies: addressing barriers to adherence and optimizing treatment outcomes
Skolnik AA, Noska A, Yakovchenko V, Tsai J, Jones N, Gifford AL, McInnes DK. Experiences with interferon-free hepatitis C therapies: addressing barriers to adherence and optimizing treatment outcomes. BMC Health Services Research 2019, 19: 91. PMID: 30709352, PMCID: PMC6359844, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-3904-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment completionPositive patient-provider relationshipImproved side effect profileVeterans Affairs Medical CenterNew HCV medicationsHepatitis C therapySide effect profileHepatitis C treatmentPerspectives of patientsPatient-provider relationshipHepatitis CC therapyHCV medicationsHepatitis C.Pill burdenSymptom reliefLiver diseaseMedication treatmentPatient responseTreatment outcomesMedical CenterTreatment effectivenessPatientsMedicationsTreatment